State News
May 20, 2013 | 
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A broad gun-rights bill passed a vote in the Alabama House of Representatives today, clearing the final hurdle before it can go to Gov. Robert Bentley for a signature or a veto.
Members of the Alabama House meet on the final day of the regular legislative session at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery on Monday. The House rejected Gov. Robert Bentley's proposal to delay allowing private school tax credits for two years, and the Republican leader in the Senate predicted it would do the same before the midnight end of the 2013 legislative session. That sent it to the Senate, where President Pro Tem Del Marsh, R-Anniston, said the Republican majority had the votes to block the Republican governor's delay and begin the tax credits immediately. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
May 20, 2013 |
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The Alabama House of Representatives today said no to Gov. Robert Bentley's effort to delay implementation of a much-debated system of school tax credits for two years.
May 19, 2013 |
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Since the bill was passed into law, debate in Montgomery has focused on little else. And that debate is likely to come to a head Monday, the last day of the legislative session, as lawmakers weigh in on a second bill that could determine the shape of the tax credit program once and for all.
Daisy the cow appears to be a contented soul while serving as an agricultural exhibit for Alexandria students Friday. (Anniston Star photo by Stephen Gross)
May 18, 2013 |
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Amanda Griffith brought Daisy as an exhibit of the Alabama Dairy Farmers Mobile Dairy Classroom. The "classroom" program, which originates from the Southwest Dairy Farmers trade group based in Texas, visits 120 schools in the state of Alabama each school year.
May 15, 2013 |
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For officers attempting to uphold Alabama’s ban on texting while driving, which began in August, the difficulty for enforcement is caught in the specifics of the ordinance. While texting and driving is strictly prohibited, Alabama law still allows dialing the phone, making calls and using GPS voice activation.
May 15, 2013 |
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Gov. Robert Bentley's office announced today that the governor would seek an executive amendment that would put a two-year hold on tax credits and scholarships created under the Alabama Accountability Act, which the Legislature passed in February.
May 11, 2013 |
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Dial's spaceport bill, Ten Commandments amendment still viable as end of session nears
May 09, 2013 |
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Gov. Robert Bentley this afternoon signed a bill legalizing home brewing of beer, wine, cider and mead, according to his press secretary. The signing made Alabama the last of the 50 states to pass a law legalizing the activities.
May 09, 2013 |
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The Alabama Senate passed a bill today changing several provisions in the Alabama Accountability Act, but declined to place an income cap on eligibility for the act's much-debated school tax credits.
May 08, 2013 |
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Several thousand home brewers in Alabama are waiting to see if the governor will make their hobby legal and end Alabama's status as the only state banning the making of beer and wine at home.
May 07, 2013 |
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The Alabama Legislature voted late Tuesday to legalize home brewing and end Alabama's distinction of being the only state that bans it. The Senate voted 18-7 to give final approval to the home brewing bill. The bill, which had passed the House by 58-33, and now goes to the governor.
Mason Hall on the campus of Jacksonville State University (Anniston Star photo by Trent Penny)
May 05, 2013 |
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The capital campaign’s goals also include raising $8 million in commitments to the JSU Foundation in donors’ estates and $5 million in gifts to be spent on immediate needs, rather than on enlarging the university’s endowment.
A dry sense of humor (click on the photo to get a better view of the sign) helps overcome wet conditions at the Talladega Superspeedway Saturday. (Anniston Star photo by Eddie Burkhalter)
May 04, 2013 |
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RV owner Jay Bryant said the rain Friday night was so bad it started an exodus. He talked about those who fled like they were wartime traitors. “I’ve never seen people pulling out of the campground like we have today. People just leaving. You never see people leave,” Bryant said.
May 09, 2013 |
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Gov. Robert Bentley this afternoon signed a bill legalizing home brewing of beer, wine, cider and mead, according to his press secretary. The signing made Alabama the last of the 50 states to pass a law legalizing the activities.
May 09, 2013 |
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The Alabama Senate passed a bill today changing several provisions in the Alabama Accountability Act, but declined to place an income cap on eligibility for the act's much-debated school tax credits.
May 08, 2013 |
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Several thousand home brewers in Alabama are waiting to see if the governor will make their hobby legal and end Alabama's status as the only state banning the making of beer and wine at home.
May 07, 2013 |
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The Alabama Legislature voted late Tuesday to legalize home brewing and end Alabama's distinction of being the only state that bans it. The Senate voted 18-7 to give final approval to the home brewing bill. The bill, which had passed the House by 58-33, and now goes to the governor.
May 05, 2013 |
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The capital campaign’s goals also include raising $8 million in commitments to the JSU Foundation in donors’ estates and $5 million in gifts to be spent on immediate needs, rather than on enlarging the university’s endowment.
May 04, 2013 |
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RV owner Jay Bryant said the rain Friday night was so bad it started an exodus. He talked about those who fled like they were wartime traitors. “I’ve never seen people pulling out of the campground like we have today. People just leaving. You never see people leave,” Bryant said.
May 04, 2013 |
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The Alabama Accountability Act was designed to give students in "failing" public schools a tax credit — about $3,500 under its current formula — to attend another school, either public or private. But just who will qualify for the credit is still very much an open question. Also at issue: Will parents in poverty be able to afford private school tuition even with the credit — and will the schools even accept them? Those questions could get some answers this week, as the Alabama Senate takes up a bill that could rewrite some of the Accountability Act's wording.
May 04, 2013 |
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Officials of the Alabama Secretary of State's office say they'll launch a searchable online database of campaign donations by the end of May — replacing the office's old system of paper filings and scanned-in documents.
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